Bread & Roses

July. 18,1993

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Drama War

Keywords：

Woman Director Nurse New Zealand

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Based upon the life of activist and trade unionist (and later MP) Sonja Davies. The film covers her life up to 1956, when, at age 33, she was elected to the Nelson Hospital Board. During this period she develops strong socialist beliefs, marries and divorces, at age 17 trains as a nurse, has a romance (and a child) with an American marine who is killed in WWII action. She battles tuberculosis and marries a former boyfriend when he returns from the war. She becomes part of a women's ill-fated campaign to save the Nelson railway line from closure and begins to be elected to political bodies.

Geneviève Picot as Sonja

Mick Rose as Charlie

Donna Akersten as mrs. Mackersey

Erik Thomson as Red

Theresa Healey as Peggy

Jo Briant as Barbara

Ralph Johnson as Snr Det. Thompson

Katy Beasley as T.B. Ward Sister

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Reviews

Lawbolisted

1993/07/18

Powerful

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AshUnow

1993/07/19

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Allison Davies

1993/07/20

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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Staci Frederick

1993/07/21

Blistering performances.

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Kiwi-7

1993/07/22

The details listed here show this to be only 90+ minutes (USA), but in NZ it ran over several nights on television and made quite a strong impression on viewers. Made on a budget smaller than some 30-second tv ads, it is still full of solid performances, and it tells an interesting story of a real woman whose life experiences were quite extraordinary.A particularly apt film for people interested in the early years of the women's movement and/or the Labour Party.

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